Re: [cobalt-users] mail.ns.domain (newbie) RAQ4

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Propfast@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Should I set up a RAQ4 for mail to be receivable on   mail.ns.domain.com ??

It depends.  Do you want to get mail as "you@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" or as
"you@xxxxxxxxxx"?

> (a) If so, how should this be done ?  With an "A record" ? and / or  an "MX
> record" ??

Presuming the latter, you set up an A record for "domain.com" and an MX
record pointing "domain.com" to "domain.com" (I know, it appears to be
redundant.  But believe me it's the right way to do it).

> (b) Do I also need to setup for ns2.domain.com ?

That depends.  Are you running both primary and secondary DNS on one
RaQ?  If so, and if you've registered your nameservers as ns1.domain.com
and ns2.domain.com, then you need A records for each of them.  You don't
need sites for either of them, but you do have to have a site for each
IP# they answer to (not necessarily the same site, though).

> (c) Some user names I have found unavailable (i.e. admin & nobody) what is
> the default list of unavailable names ?

/etc/passwd

<smile>

> (d) Is there any reason for difficulty in using the admin via secure HTTPS
> access - I almost locked myself out & had great difficulty reversing the
> config for this.

Shouldn't be.

Jeff
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